Two Practical Survey Courses:

Small Particle Formation
June 11, 1999

Particle Characterization
June 12, 1999
 

Immediately Preceding the
73rd Colloid and Surface Science
Symposium at M.I.T., Cambridge, MA

Holiday Inn Boston
Logan Airport
 

SRC
Strider Research Corporation


 














Applications In:

Anti-Blocking * Cleaners * Coatings * Cosmetics * Developers *
Diagnostic Agents * Dispersions * Drug Delivery * Emulsions *
Graphic Arts * Imaging Systems * Ink Jet * Inks * Lubrication *
Optics * Paints * Papers * Particle Size Control * Personal Care *
Pharmaceuticals * Photographic Imaging * Pigments * Plastics *
Powder Coating * Printing * Reactivity * Toners * UV Coatings *
Wetting Control
 

Who Should Attend:

Chemists * Engineers * Formulators *
Industrial Research Workers * Materials
Scientists * Technicians * Students …
… Developing Products and
Processes Based on Small Particle
Technologies

Topics Covered: Small Particle Formation - - -

* Nanoparticle through Microparticle Formation
        1 nm – 50 microns
        Surface Energetics, Solubility
        Growth and Dissolution Competition
* Particle Stabilization
        Charge and Steric Stabilization
        Surfactants and Dispersants
        Polymeric Stabilizers:  Homopolymers, Block Copolymers
        Matrix Stabilization
* Inorganic and Organic Materials
        Inorganic Salts, Oxides, Sulfides, Metals, Semiconductors,
        Organic Monomers, Dyes, Couplers, Pigments, Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals
* Laboratory and Manufacturing Processes
        Aerosols, Hydrolyses, Controlled Potential Precipitation, Comminution,
        Solvent and pH Shifting, Emulsification, Polymerization, Limited Coalescence,
        Combustion, Sol-Gel Condensation
* Special Topics in Composite Particles
        Core Shell
        Microencapsulation
 

Topics Covered: Particle Characterization - - -

* Particle Sizing
        Hydrodynamic (CHDF, SFFF), Centrifugation
        Laser Scattering and Diffraction
        Acoustics and Electroacoustics
        Light Blockage, Turbidimetry
        Low-angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering
* Surface Charge and Electrokinetics
        Zeta Potential, Microelectrophoresis
        Electrokinetic Sonic Amplitude
        Colloid Vibration Potential
        Streaming and Sedimentation Potentials
* Optical Spectroscopy
        UV-VIS Absorption and Reflectance
        Second Harmonic Generation Techniques
        Surface Plasmon Spectroscopy
* Density, Porosity, Surface Area
        Adsorption
        Potentiometry
* Flocculation
* Rheology
* Applications in Problem Solving
        Needle in a Haystack Problems
        Emulsion Yields
        Network Formation
        Heterocoagulation
 

Online Registration Form

General Information

Location
The courses will be held at the Holiday Inn Boston - Logan Airport in East Boston.  Directions and a map will be forwarded to you with your course registration confirmation.  This hotel is accessible via a free shuttle from the terminal and is also readily accessible from the major downtown Boston arteries and public transportation lines.  Free parking is available at the hotel.

Accommodation
The Holiday Inn Boston – Logan Airport (617-569-5250) has set aside a limited number of rooms for the nights preceding and following the courses.  These are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Other hotel accommodations are readily available, and alternative-housing information will be provided upon request.

Registration
The registration fee for each course is $495 per person; a $100 discount applies if both courses are taken.  A $50 discount per person per course applies for a group of two or more from the same parent organization taking the same course.  Please attach a description of your group.  The fee includes all course materials, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and lunch.  Class size is limited to 25 students.  Registration (Online Form) may be made by Fax or by Mail:

Fax completed registration form to: 716-482-7795

Mail completed registration form to:
    Strider Research Corporation
    265 Clover Street
    Rochester, NY  14610-2246

    Questions?  Call: 716-288-5913

Instructor
John Texter has over 20 years experience in industrial small particle and coating technologies.  He currently is Managing Consultant for Strider Research Corporation and has worked for Eastman Kodak Company in various areas of dispersion and emulsion technology.  He received his undergraduate engineering education and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Lehigh University, where he studied at the Zettlemoyer Center for Surface and Coatings Research.  He is an experienced lecturer, organizer, and technical project manager.  He is an inventor, editor, and author of over 130 publications including four books, forty patents, and numerous research and review articles.  He has received numerous awards and honors including a Team Achievement Award for Improved Ferrotyping, induction into the Kodak Distinguished Inventors’ Gallery, an MRE Innovation Award for Nanocrystalline Technology, the CTO Patent Award for Innovation and Initiative in Patenting, listings in American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the East, and various fellowships.  He is active professionally and has served as Chairman of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, Chairman of the Chemistry at Interfaces Gordon Research Conference, and organizer of several international symposia.  He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, and the Federation of Societies of Coating Technology.
 

(C) 1999 Strider Research Corporation
Last update: May 4 1999, Paul Huibers